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What does the woman from the future mean when she says she's "in insurance"?
At the end of 12 Monkeys, the doctor spreading the virus gets on a plane and sits next to a woman we know (or can assume) is from the future. She tells the doctor that she's "in insurance." What does she mean by this?
Is she there to make sure he's…
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In the "300" movie, in the final battle, Why didn't Leonidas kill Xerxes?
I recently saw a clip of the final battle of the movie 300 (2006). All the Spartans left are facing Xerxes and his real guard, and one of the servants ask Leonidas to kneel and surrender with all his men.
Of course he didn't do it, and instead they…
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How was the deserted London scene in the movie '28 Days Later' filmed?
I saw this question about real-world filming locations and it reminded me of an excellent zombie movie I saw few years ago called '28 Days Later'. In this movie, on waking up the protagonist finds himself roaming the streets of London alone. There…
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Why is Spaceballs specifically numbered Chapter XI?
I know Spaceballs is a Star Wars parody but why is it specifically called Chapter XI and not any other number? Does the number 11(XI) have any other significance or is it just random?
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How could Jon Snow do what he did in "Oathbreaker"?
At the end of the third episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones, after hanging the culprits who tried to kill him, Jon Snow relieved himself from the Night's Watch.
How can he do so? One can say he did so because he was once dead, and hence…
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Why doesn't Deadpool's healing ability heal his skin?
In the Deadpool movie when Wade his mutant cells get activated, his skin changes so he looks like Freddy Krueger (As Weasel referred too).
But he obtains healing abilities and his cancer gets cured because of it.
He's become an immortal person which…
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Was the original "Pink Panther" movie intended to be a comedy?
I'm a big fan of the Pink Panther movies (the ones with Peter Sellers, not new ones with Steve Martin). But after watching The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, I'm left with the impression that the original The Pink Panther was intended to be a…
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Why is James Bond less tech savvy in the Daniel Craig movies?
The most recent installments of James Bond (ones featuring Daniel Craig) have fewer gadgets but more raw action (like the chase sequences in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace). Is it because of plot related changes to the MI:6 or have the movies…
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Why does Gus walk away from his car?
In Breaking Bad S04E12 End Times, at the end Gus walks towards his car at the hospital parking with his two bodyguards, with Walt watching from an adjacent rooftop. As Gus is approaching the car he stops dead in his track with a doomed look on his…
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Why is it so easy to become king of Wakanda?
In Black Panther, during the initial ceremony, Zuri asks whether anybody wants to challenge T'Challa for the throne. He asks each tribe, and then asks the public in general. If anybody wants to challenge, it seems all they'd need to do to rule over…
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Why were sloths chosen to depict DMV workers?
In the movie Zootopia, it was shown that they were using sloths for every position at the DMV (Department of Mammal Vehicles).
In the story why did they use sloths considering they are very slow animals?
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Why did Ramsay strike him?
In Game Of Thrones S06E09, after the battle, inside Winterfell, the giant is on his knees and Jon Snow is standing besides him when Ramsay strikes the giant in the eye with an arrow. The giant was already fatally wounded and was unlikely to get back…
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How does one identify Valyrian steel?
There were so many instances in Game of Thrones when someone unsheathes a Valyrian steel weapon, like when Mormont presents Jon Snow with Longclaw and like the one where Brienne pulls out the reforged sword made from Ice when she is about to fight…
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Why were the villagers and the axe-wielding hitman brothers crawling towards a shrine?
At the start of Season 3 Breaking Bad, we see a bunch of villagers and Tuco's cousins crawling on their bellies towards some shrine where they put a drawing of Walter White as some kind of "offering".
Why were the villagers and the cousins crawling…
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Was the Gotham Hospital scene a goof-up?
OK, I read it on Facebook, but don't know whether it is true or not.
The scene in The Dark Knight where the Joker blows Gotham Hospital up was initially not according to plan, but Heath Ledger improvised with his skills. So, initially when he…
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